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This harrowing, deeply personal, coming of age, on the road memoir follows critically acclaimed 80s indie alt rock band Divine Weeks’ first tour in the summer of ’87. Liberated from alcoholic upbringings and rigid cultural constraints, all they have is their music and each other’s friendship.... read more
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For 33 Days in the summer of 1987, critically acclaimed L.A. indie rock band Divine Weeks set off on their first tour in a beat up old Ford Econoline van, sleeping on strangers' floors, never sure they'd make enough money for gas to get them to the next town. Bill See's deeply personal coming... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- George: Add a description of this character.
- Dave
- Ian Bader
- Mary
- Bill
- Deborah
- Tom
- Lynn
- Sandy
- Toni
- Jane
- Donna
- Mark
- Regina
- Aileen
- Nash
- Howard
- Lisa
- Caesar
- Larry
- Mindy
- Jonathan
- Nancy
- Conrad
- Hendrix
- Neil Young
- Brad
- Marvin Gaye
- Raj
- Russ
- Pete Townshend
- Jim Carroll
- Danny
- Les Paul
Quotes edit
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“It's not the having and getting. It's the being and becoming.”
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“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench. A long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.”
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don’t ever forget, it’s not about the having and getting, it’s about the being and becoming.”
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The brave don’t live forever but the cautious don’t live at all. The only thing that’s truly terrifying is the unlived life.”
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‘Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves — regret for the past and fear of the future.’
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“True friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget.”
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Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Chicago, Iowa City, St. Louis, Columbia, Tulsa, Kansas City, Dallas
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- Edmonton
- Tulsa
- England
- Seattle
- Canada
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Winnipeg
- St. Louis
- Vancouver
- Kansas City
- Portland
- Club Lingerie
- Hollywood
- San Francisco
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Iowa City
- Cicero
- Columbia
- Look Book
- Los Angeles
First Sentence edit
The time has come to be brave.
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First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Self publsihed through Lulu
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: ebook: February 2011; Paperback: May 2011.
ISBN: 9780557758814
Page Count: 276
Publisher: Self publsihed through Lulu
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: ebook: February 2011; Paperback: May 2011.
ISBN: 9780557758814
Page Count: 276
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- youtube: Bill See's tour of L.A. music scene as covered in "33 Days"
- Squido Blog
- youtube: 33 Days Book Trailer
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